Should I buy this?

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Originally Posted by jpcamden

Because I don't want to pay for a game that's as unplayable as the reviewers claim it is. I figure if people are modding it now and it's way better than when it came out, you guys (the ones on the official forums) would know about it.

I don't want to know if you like the game. I want to know if it's better than it was when it came out, since it's been a year and a half or however long.

Also, a side question:
Is the community playing 1946 or CoF more?

in short, yes it will run fairly well on your system (check if your gfx card has more then 1gb of memory, 2 gb is best)

CoD is quite playable in its current state (since the last beta patch specifically), but is still in a relatively unfinished and has a few annoyances (for ex a few control inputs are reversed in some planes, and a bomb sight might not work correctly on another). some flight models also need adjusting/improving (specifically the allied fighters), and some aircraft over perform (like the 109, being to tolerant to engine abuse for ex)

but what you get with CoD is a major leap upwards in aircraft and landscape detail compared to the earlier il2 series, and even with its current limitations you can have a good experience flying on some of the better online servers (ATAG for ex). the offline experience is more limited because the AI commands for friendly planes dont work to well (there are some work arounds), and you'd need to download some free user created campaigns because the included ones are near non existent (there are some payware addon campaigns to, but no need to go that far)

i would say, take the plunge and grab CoD (but avoid paying full RRP). there are several significantly reduced sale prices available at different times. be prepared for some problems, but it is worth jumping into the melee at this point because CoD is starting to become what it should be, a next gen ww2 flightim better then any other competing product on the market. there is a final non-beta patch due out soonish which will fix many of the main annoyances and will polish the sim more, and by mid next year we might have the next installment in the series (but that is a long wait, with possible fluid release dates)

there are a number of frustrated players that will only focus on the negatives (of which there are some) and a few trolls who only come to moan because they want attention, but if you focus on the positives and we get the anticipated main fixes soon in this final patch, the sim is quite playable (just dont expect a finished and polished product)

edit: oops didnt realize your system was a laptop, but looking at the specs (http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming...specifications) most of what i said should still apply, since GPU seems to have 2 or even 3 gb ram, and you have a good i7 (mobile) cpu. hopefully somebody with more knowledge on laptop performance compared to desktop systems will know more